Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/4/24 Gospel: Mark 1:29-39 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/1f36d690-f97a-49ca-80a3-b10b003c8550/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/1f36d690-f97a-49ca-80a3-b10b003c8550/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Blaise; Fourth Century bishop of Sebastea, in Armenia; persecution raged in Armenia, and Blaise was forced to flee to the back country, where he lived as a hermit, and made friends with the wild animals; a group of hunters stumbled upon his cave, […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/f31cd9e0-6b5f-4d2e-b35d-b10b000e3771/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/2/24 Gospel: Luke2:22-40 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/d3d48ce8-111a-4560-99eb-b10a002fd17b/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/d3d48ce8-111a-4560-99eb-b10a002fd17b/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Brigid of Ireland, 451-525; Brigid and her mother were slaves on a farm, but Brigid would give milk, eggs, and butter to the poor; eventually, they were given their freedom; Brigid founded the first convent in Ireland, as well as the first […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/14012b18-3471-45ba-82d3-b109000d03b4/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. John Bosco, 1815-1888; ordained in 1841; served as a chaplain in a hospice for working girls, and then opened the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales for boys; in 1854, he and his followers informally banded together, inspired by Saint Francis de Sales; in […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/9c3a467c-551d-410c-afbd-b10701820656/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bathildis, 626-680; born in England, where she was enslaved and taken to the Frankish kingdom; she became a trusted member of King Clovis Il’s court and married him in 649; when Clovis died in 657, Bathildis served as regent for their son, Clotaire […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/d16ee97c-4c83-498e-8673-b107000a4fbb/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Dallan; Sixth Century kinsman of St. Edan of Ferns; born in Connaught and a great scholar who, through his application to study, became blind; wrote a poem honoring St. Columba, and when it was published after Columba’s death, Dallan regained his sight; […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/11a1628a-3b63-43ae-910a-b10600149a17/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/28/24 Gospel: Mark 1:21-28 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/2dcbe79d-b3fa-47b6-805d-b10400602355/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/2dcbe79d-b3fa-47b6-805d-b10400602355/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, 1474-1540; born in Italy; in a visionary experience, she felt called to found a “company” of women; at age 60, Angela and 12 other women began the Company of St. Ursula, constituting a new way of life–single women consecrated to Christ […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/7e4bc8cc-13e4-4c96-8dff-b1040046aa54/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus; Timothy was a convert of Paul around 47 A.D., and later joined him in his apostolic work; one of Paul’s most trusted friends; Titus is seen as a peacemaker, administrator, great friend; Paul’s second letter to Corinth affords an insight into […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/c998b8c1-9c59-414b-aba3-b103002d3e58/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, apostle Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/25/24 Gospel: Mark 16:15-18 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/429b9b5a-c489-4dbb-b96e-b10200126853/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/429b9b5a-c489-4dbb-b96e-b10200126853/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, 1567-1622; studied for law, but was ordained a priest and elected provost of the Diocese of Geneva, then a center for the Calvinists, whom Francis attempted–with considerable success–to convert; he preached and distributed little pamphlets explaining true Catholic doctrine; he became […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/3cd14b1a-1c3f-4544-98e4-b101003cebfc/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more